Our Sunshine

Michael is still doing awesome! He is down to 2 liters of oxygen and a smaller amount of his cardiac medicine. He is almost ready to start taking a bottle again. Bryt and I both got to hold him today. We are almost to the point where we can hold him at will and get him ourselves. He still has the scalp IV and the picc line, but he is slowly getting things removed each day. This is a much slower recovery then the first week after surgery, and everyone wants to make sure he is not going to give us another scare.  The doctors are still surprised by him everyday, they can't believe how well he is doing.
We can't wait for him to meet Zoey. She has been so amazing through this whole thing. I love her so much. I can't believe what we are putting these kids through. She hasn't had a 'normal' day in a month. We are trying to keep it as normal as possible for her, but I think she can tell we are both getting worn out. Every day we have to drop her off somewhere and she is always so good. She will cry for a little bit, but she is a little adventurer and get's distracted fairly easily.  We both miss her and are trying to be with her as much as possible. We are so excited for her to finally meet Michael. I just imagine them sitting in the back playing with each other in their car seats. I am so glad she is so forgiving and full of love. It really makes this whole experience so much easier. I woke up around 2:30 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so I did this painting of my wonderful little girl.

When she is old enough to read this, I want her to know that we all went through this together, and Bryttney and I love her more than she will ever know.  Thank you for being so patient with us Zo! We love you! Everyone is begging to take care of you! You are so incredibly wonderful!